exercise and a flare--???

Hello. So, I am pretty sure I am in a flare . I have lots of pain stuff due to EDS and broke down and took some ibuprofin. I have now noticed that I am having darker blood with mucous and a continual low grade fever of about 99-99.8. mormal temp is 97.4 for me. I am feeling excesively tired too.Does this sound like a flare? I often have bright red blood but it has changed to darker..

So i am wondering if it is okay to go to hot yoga or regular yoga or if i need to let my body just rest.

yeah, i know ibuprofin is a no no but i couldnt walk due to bad bad bursitis in the side of my knee. i hafe asking for tylenol 3.

I have been able to excercise at time because i tend to get bloody constipation with mucous. this even happened when it was pancolitis. this stuff has always presented differently for me

I did get some predisone today to try to get it under control.

With EDS ehlers danlos i have to do what i can to stay strong as my ligaments do not hold me togehger well.

I wont be doing ibuprofin again even though it was amazing for pain. UGH

Yes, light exercise is fine during a flare. Yes, you're flaring: fatigue, fevers, and blood in stool are all standard flare signs. See your gasteroenteroligist for a stool test for infectious causes, a test for inflammation (a CRP blood test or a FCP stool test), and see about upping your medications and/or dosages for this flare.

One important note on prednisone and exercise, it weakens tendons. We had a poster tear a tendon off of the bone while on pred. Given that will not happen with light weights and light cardio. Just a reminder to those gym-nuts who are power lifting, and pushing one's self to extremes that that's about as much of a no, no as you get while on prednisone!

Exercising on prednisone is going to result in a longer healing time after exercise, so even light exercise will feel the next morning like you had a hell of a workout the day before. You still might be sore and achy from yesterday's exertion the next day. Perfectly normal, and expected.

Keep moving while on pred, the bone wasting affect of pred is reduced when you're exercising. Up your calcium, vitamin D, and potassium intake while on pred (as those are all nutrients pred wastes from your body). A glass of milk and a banana a day can help (for those of us who aren't bothered by dairy). Cheers!